President-elect Donald Trump’s pledge of mass deportations and changes to the Deferred Action for Children Arrivals has left hundreds of thousands of undocumented people with an uncertain future in the United States. DACA allows students, also known as DREAMers, who were brought to the United States before June 2007 and[Read More…]
Long Beach
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LB City Council to discuss return of Jose Alvarez
Long Beach City Council will be asking the federal government to grant Humanitarian Parole to Jose Alvarez at its meeting Tuesday. According to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Humanitarian Parole is granted in rare situations to bring someone into the United States for emergency circumstances. Alvarez’s February deportation began with[Read More…]
Business student, dancer remembered
Jerry Vu was a jack-of-all-trades: a dancer, brother, choreographer, son, director, student, friend. According to family, the 19-year-old Anaheim native always had his hands in some sort of project, whether relating to activism-based performance or his pursuit of a business degree at Cal State Long Beach. On Nov 4., Vu’s[Read More…]
Bikes take over midtown Long Beach during Beach Streets
Anaheim Street came alive with pedestrians, skaters and bikers alike who took part in Beach Streets on Saturday morning. Beach Streets, which is an open event that showcases local businesses and the culture of surrounding neighborhoods, was last held in downtown Long Beach in March. In the past, Beach Streets[Read More…]
Going Hawaiian for David Dowell’s memorial
Paternal, friend, loving husband: These were some of the words used to describe former Cal State Long Beach provost David Dowell, who died suddenly of a heart attack Oct. 25 at age 65. Dowell’s memorial was held Saturday at the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden with many of his family,[Read More…]
Long Beach protests Trump’s administration
Close to a thousand people showed up in Bixby Park in Long Beach Saturday night to protest President-elect Donald Trump’s plans and initiatives for his first 100 days in office. Some of those policies include the deportation of undocumented immigrants, the banning of Muslims entering the country and the reinvestment[Read More…]
Japanese fusion coming to Cal State Long Beach
Cal State Long Beach students will no longer see an empty vendor stand in the University Dining Plaza, as Hibachi-San will soon be setting up shop. Although Hibachi-San is planning to open by Nov. 30, Panda Express Area Coach of Operation Vanda Srisaeng-ek said that the opening might be delayed[Read More…]
Post election results spark protests
“He’s not our president!” Hundreds of Cal State Long Beach students, faculty and staff marched from the University Library to the Speakers Platform chanting these words. Tuesday night when Donald Trump was announced as the winner of the 2016 presidential election, protests broke out across the nation at universities such[Read More…]
Long Beach passes marijuana measures
As of 10:02 p.m. Tuesday, Long Beach voters seem to be favoring two measures which have to do with regulating and taxing medical marijuana. Under Measure MM, the city wide ban on medical marijuana dispensaries will be repealed, allowing between 26 and 32 dispensaries to operate within city limits. Measure[Read More…]
Body found near CSULB Parking Structure 1 identified
The body found Friday morning near Cal State Long Beach’s Parking Structure 1 has been identified as Jerry Vu by authorities. An investigation from the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner determined that Vu, 19, died as a result of blunt force head trauma. His death has been ruled[Read More…]